Galaxy 18

Broadband Satellite Internet Access

Galaxy 18 is a hybrid Ku- and C-band telecommunications satellite providing fixed satellite services, including video distribution, Internet access, corporate business networking and fixed services such as telephony and data.
Galaxy 18 has 24 Ku-band transponders allowing for increased power and flexibility for video and data transmissions and operate at 123° West longitude over the Pacifc Ocean, providing coverage to the whole of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. .

Galaxy 18 Ku-Band coverage

Galaxy 18 C-Band coverage

Galaxy 18 will serve programmers, government and corporate broadband customers
in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. We can
also connect users to the Internet from following countries:

The iDirect platform offers satellite service providers unmatched functionality and scalability to meet the growing challenges placed on their networks. A single iDirect iNFINITI series hub chassis has the ability to support multiple networks with various requirements for satellite bands, topologies or bandwidth. This revolutionary design allows carriers to deliver any combination of network applications to thousands of remote sites supporting virtually any mix of customer profiles — all from a single platform.

iDirect powered networks can be grown one line card at a time to optimize network utilization, and provide scalability to meet any network or bandwidth requirements. Network operators can lower their equipment and operating costs while increasing revenues and profits— all while delivering the highest quality to all customers.

Options of two-way Internet
access services

Downlink Rx BIR

Uplink Tx BIR

Rx CIR

Tx CIR

Connection Ratio

128

128

up to 128

up to 16

1:10

256

128

up to 256

up to 32

1:10

512

128

up to 512

up to 48

1:10

256

128

up to 256

up to 64

1:10

256

256

up to 256

up to 96

1:10

512

256

up to 512

up to 96

1:10

384

128

up to 384

up to 32

1:10

384

256

up to 384

up to 48

1:10

384

384

up to 256

up to 64

1:10

512

128

up to 512

up to 96

1:10

512

256

up to 512

up to 128

1:10

512

384

up to 512

up to 128

1:10

512

512

up to 512

up to 256

1:10

768

128

up to 512

up to 32

1:10

768

256

up to 512

up to 64

1:10

768

384

up to 768

up to 96

1:10

768

512

up to 768

up to 128

1:10

768

768

up to 768

up to 256

1:10

1024

128

up to 1024

up to 128

1:10

1024

256

up to 1024

up to 256

1:10

1024

384

up to 1024

up to 384

1:10

1024

512

up to 1024

up to 512

1:10

1024

768

up to 1024

up to 768

1:10

1024

1024

up to 1024

up to 1024

1:10

1544

128

up to 1544

up to 128

1:10

1544

256

up to 1544

up to 256

1:10

1544

384

up to 1544

up to 384

1:10

1544

512

up to 1544

up to 512

1:10

1544

768

up to 1544

up to 768

1:10

1544

1024

up to 1544

up to 1024

1:10

2048

128

up to 2048

up to 128

1:10

2048

256

up to 2048

up to 256

1:10

2048

384

up to 2048

up to 384

1:10

2048

512

up to 2048

up to 512

1:10

2048

768

up to 2048

up to 768

1:10

2048

1024

up to 2048

up to 1024

1:10

Add CIR for $6.00 Per Kilobyte

Why our service?

Our iDirect - enabled services incorporate 1:10 ontention ratios
which is by far one of the best ratios on the market suitable for any kind
of bandwidth intensive environments, especially Enterprise, and ISP applications.
Contention ratio indicates how many remote terminals are sharing the single
segment the lower the amount is, the more Quality of Service (QoS) you get
and the more stabile the service is. Just to mention, a ratio of 1:10 is
widely used in terrestrial Frame Relay connectivity offers in Europe and
US and is a standard of a high-quality broadband Internet access service
worldwide.Contention ratio (so called sharing ratio): so far this is one of the main indicators of a service stability, reliability and performance in general. The customer needs to draw maximum amount of attention possible on the contention ratio of the burstable Internet connectivity link one is going to purchase.

VPM Global Internet Services provides SLA (Service Level Agreement)
with all iDirect-enabled services we offer. Basically, providing our customers
with SLA means that we guarantee you a high-quality Internet access service
which will be available at 99.5% of all the time and better. If we fail
to provide such a service quality we advertise - we will credit your account.
Just FYI, VPM Global Internet Services's iDirect service uptime was near
99.5% throughout the whole 2004 and we have a 100% customer satisfaction.
We would be glad to provide you with a reference of some customers already
running on our iDirect-enabled services.

VPM Global Internet Services iDirect-enabled service includes CIR (dedicated segment) quotas, defined by the SLA to assure toll free business quality to transport VoIP, Videoconferencing and streaming applications. The CIR is available on a 24h/7d basis and is dynamically re-allocated by the NetModem's QoS mechanism to prioritize VoIP and streaming traffic and assure toll free quality of voice despite any current bandwidth load.

HTTP and TCP Acceleration is already integrated into the VPM Global Internet Services iDirect service. This kind of acceleration provides up to 400% speed boost over the standard non-accelerated VSAT service by overcoming the RTT latency issues caused by the high distance between the Earth and the satellite. Users love the fast response and the download speeds of accelerated iDirect service.

Scalability and flexibility - time passes and networks grow, the amount of computers is raising and the overall bandwidth demand always tend to increase. This is common for any kind of project, including an Enterprise network, Internet cafe or ISP. iDirect offers you a flexible possibility to start with the minimal service level and upgrade it smoothly up to the high-end class without investing additional funds into the VSAT equipment. iDirect offers to it's owners to start mutliservice long-term projects with minimal recurring investments. Depending on the type of application, you can grow from a small network of 10 users into an ISP segment with 1500 subscribers on the same equipment and still have freedom to scale further.